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Income Taxes - Components of Comprehensive Provision for Income Taxes Allocation (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]      
United States $ 40.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ (70.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 89.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Non-U.S. subsidiaries 71.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (147.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 212.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 112.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (217.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 301.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Expected tax expense (benefit) at U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% 39.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (76.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 105.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Non-U.S. tax rates (4.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 4.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (11.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Incremental tax (benefit) on earnings of non-U.S. and non-tax group companies (2.2)vhi_IncrementalTaxOnEarningsOfNonUSAndNonTaxGroupCompanies (18.5)vhi_IncrementalTaxOnEarningsOfNonUSAndNonTaxGroupCompanies 1.0vhi_IncrementalTaxOnEarningsOfNonUSAndNonTaxGroupCompanies
U.S. state income taxes, net 4.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (3.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Adjustment to the reserve for uncertain tax positions, net (3.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies 2.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies 4.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Nondeductible expenses 2.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 2.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 4.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Tax rate changes   (0.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 1.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
French dividend surtax     0.3vhi_IncomeTaxReconciliationSurtaxLeviedOnDividendDistributions
Tax credits (0.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits 0.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (2.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Other, net (2.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (2.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Provision for income taxes (benefit) 32.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (91.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 104.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income tax expense (benefit) 32.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (91.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 104.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income from discontinued operations     5.4us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Marketable securities (11.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax 5.1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (11.6)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax
Currency translation (16.9)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 5.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 4.9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
Total (30.1)vhi_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAllocableToComprehensiveIncome (65.3)vhi_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAllocableToComprehensiveIncome 84.5vhi_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAllocableToComprehensiveIncome
Defined Benefit Pension Plans      
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]      
Defined benefit plans (33.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
14.1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(18.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
OPEB      
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]      
Defined benefit plans $ (1.2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ 1.0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ (0.7)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember